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states ambassador to the united nations susan rice. this is from erin pelton, let me read it, during her appearances on the sunday talk show september 16, 2012, ambassador rice's comments were prefaced at every turn with a clear statement that an fbi investigation was underway that would provide the definitive accounting of the events that took place in benghazi. at every turn ambassador rice provided and said she was providing the best information and the best assessment that the administration had at the time based on what was provided ambassador rice and other u.s. intelligence community. >> it was caveated. >> she didn't deliberately go out to mislead the american people. this is what she was told by the u.s. intelligence community. and this is what she told the american people. in your interview and the interview with the others. >> it was caveated. here's the best information we have at the time. the fbi is looking at that. interesting i think i saw on your show that the fbi hasn't yet been let into libya. >> and may not go becau
states ambassador to the united nations susan rice. this is from erin pelton, let me read it, during her appearances on the sunday talk show september 16, 2012, ambassador rice's comments were prefaced at every turn with a clear statement that an fbi investigation was underway that would provide the definitive accounting of the events that took place in benghazi. at every turn ambassador rice provided and said she was providing the best information and the best assessment that the...
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the nation's epidemic of gun violence. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. we begin our special edition of "the situation room" by focusing in on the search for answers. why? why would a 20-year-old man kill his mother, then gun down 20 children and six adults at the sandy hook elementary school before taking his own life? why? police are not the only ones pouring over the evidence, exploring answers. medical investigators are all over this case as well. let's go to our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. he is joining us now. now, sanjay, you have been taking a very close look, potentially at the mind of a killer. >> yeah, and that question, why, wolf that you ask, it is hard to say for sure whether there is ever going to be a satisfactory answer to that. but there are several things that medical experts and investigators are going to look at, including specific patterns. we looked at ten of the most widely studied cases, tragedies, i should say in history.
the nation's epidemic of gun violence. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. we begin our special edition of "the situation room" by focusing in on the search for answers. why? why would a 20-year-old man kill his mother, then gun down 20 children and six adults at the sandy hook elementary school before taking his own life? why? police are not the only ones pouring over the evidence, exploring answers. medical investigators are...
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nations that the united nations u united states will do what we must to stop iran from ie quiring a nuclear weapon. if you'd been at the united nations, what would have been your message to the iranians? >> we've heard the president speak 2009, 2010, 2012 each time showing his commitment from keeping iran from going nuclear and iran gets closer and closer every year to having nuclear capability. it's very clear his pollty u sis with iran have not dissuaded them from becoming nuclear in one iota. so the president is not effective in being able to take them on a different course. i would be. >> what would be your message to the iranians? >> words are words. you need to show the kind of action that shows to them we're serious about what we're saying. those kinds of actions and should have included from the very beginning of this administration, crippling sanctions. indicting ahmadinejad for insight for genocide. treat the diplomats the way we treated the diplomats under south after rrica under aparthe >> just the other day you said the president has been trying to fool people with his
nations that the united nations u united states will do what we must to stop iran from ie quiring a nuclear weapon. if you'd been at the united nations, what would have been your message to the iranians? >> we've heard the president speak 2009, 2010, 2012 each time showing his commitment from keeping iran from going nuclear and iran gets closer and closer every year to having nuclear capability. it's very clear his pollty u sis with iran have not dissuaded them from becoming nuclear in...
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states ambassador to the united nations, five days after this kept insisting it was a result of the film as opposed to a carefully plotted terror attack. >> i would not say there was a plausible explanation. the state department, what the whole administration keeps maintaining is this is the best information they had at the time. no one from the state department said that. the day after the attack, they were telling me this was not a protest, this was a planned military style assault. and the night before, last night, we were talking with senior state department officials. i think there was a little butt covering going on, but i don't think the state department never said that. >> this is one of the more fiery hearings that i have watched in awhile, and it went on for hours, really. did it break any new ground? >> i fortunately, i think this political grand standing on both sides now detracted from the fact that there were interesting things that came out, the security officer said he repeatedly sent letters to the state department, he asked for additional help and man pour, and it
states ambassador to the united nations, five days after this kept insisting it was a result of the film as opposed to a carefully plotted terror attack. >> i would not say there was a plausible explanation. the state department, what the whole administration keeps maintaining is this is the best information they had at the time. no one from the state department said that. the day after the attack, they were telling me this was not a protest, this was a planned military style assault. and...
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. >> representing the united states of and compromising national security. >> on the public dime. >> on the public dime. >> i'm not saying it's okay. >> there are some bad apples. we also have to recognize there are a lot of brave men willing to take a bullet. and we've got to commend the secret service. >> my cousin is a secret service agent and he's gotten award after award as well as award for being a great father and a great husband. and i know that's not what you are saying, but i think that might be some pretty good advice. >> well, mine's equally serious but off politics. my advice is to parents because today's actually spirit day. and i'm not wearing the purple. ana's wearing the purple. i'm going to point to her purple. spirit day is a day to bring attention to lgbt bullying. and it's an important issue. more and more kids are experiencing this rather than fewer and fewer kids. and it's up to all parents whether you think your kid is involved or not, to make sure you have those conversations because this is -- bullying has become an epidemic among our kids. >> what are the r
. >> representing the united states of and compromising national security. >> on the public dime. >> on the public dime. >> i'm not saying it's okay. >> there are some bad apples. we also have to recognize there are a lot of brave men willing to take a bullet. and we've got to commend the secret service. >> my cousin is a secret service agent and he's gotten award after award as well as award for being a great father and a great husband. and i know that's not...
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nations has repeatedly accused the syrian government of. so it may be a case for some of these people who are being wooed by western intelligence agencies, do they feel like there's a safe haven for them to escape to with the vslum nus amount of information been reported to them. zblooichb watson, thanks very much. >>> we're about to go behind those fire lines in colorado. we're going to show you some unbelievable images taken by the firefighters themselves. it was enough to make grown men cry. >>> plus, mitt romney trying to refocus his campaign on p president obama's weak points and get off the spotlight some of his own problems at the same time. but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with university of phoenix. nothing can stop me now. i feel like the sky's the limit with what i can do and what i can accomplish. my name is naphtali bryant and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. >>> little by little, firefighters this week slowly gained control over
nations has repeatedly accused the syrian government of. so it may be a case for some of these people who are being wooed by western intelligence agencies, do they feel like there's a safe haven for them to escape to with the vslum nus amount of information been reported to them. zblooichb watson, thanks very much. >>> we're about to go behind those fire lines in colorado. we're going to show you some unbelievable images taken by the firefighters themselves. it was enough to make grown...
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states deems an issue or progress on that issue so imperative for the nation's security or well being, it's appropriate and i don't think -- also it's a message to the american people, i will not allow congress's inability to move and take action to stop us as a country from making progress. >> sometimes you can't just take an executive order administratively you need congressional legislation as you'll need in the next two months to avoid what's called that fiscal cliff. here's the question, how do you negotiate a exri comicompromise with john boehner. >> two points i would stress. we've had an election. i think speaker boehner, as well as the senate majority leader harry reid, they know, since they've all run for office, the american people have spoken. back in '96, we had also a very aggressive campaign between clinton and dole. the election was over. nine months later, a year later, we had a balanced budget agreement that created the children's health insurance program, doubled the size of our national parks and created middle class tax credits for sending their kids to college. t
states deems an issue or progress on that issue so imperative for the nation's security or well being, it's appropriate and i don't think -- also it's a message to the american people, i will not allow congress's inability to move and take action to stop us as a country from making progress. >> sometimes you can't just take an executive order administratively you need congressional legislation as you'll need in the next two months to avoid what's called that fiscal cliff. here's the...
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. >> yeah, national security, foreign policy, the whole thing is going to be on that. this is the 11th anniversary of 9/11. there had been significant threats in benghazi against the united states ambassador and other americans. you know on the anniversary of 9/11 something might happen. but they really didn't take steps to beef up security in advance. and that's a key unanswered question right now. >> they didn't take the right steps and after this horrible tragic event happened the ambassadors and others being killed, the story didn't match up. they changed it the next day and the day after that and in some ways they're changing it now. we do live television and breaking news situations often almost always what is first said is not exactly right in the end. but the administration is going to have to piece this together, a, for its own documentation, b, for -- >> is it your sense -- we watched the debate together, biden said he didn't know the state department officials testified that week under oath or saying nobody brought this to our attention as president and vice
. >> yeah, national security, foreign policy, the whole thing is going to be on that. this is the 11th anniversary of 9/11. there had been significant threats in benghazi against the united states ambassador and other americans. you know on the anniversary of 9/11 something might happen. but they really didn't take steps to beef up security in advance. and that's a key unanswered question right now. >> they didn't take the right steps and after this horrible tragic event happened...
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the two chinese telecommunications companies could be a threat to the national security of the united states. that's the conclusion by the house intelligence committee after a yearlong probe of huawei and zte. >> we do not have the confidence that these two companies with the ties to the chinese government are trusted with infrastructure. >> reporter: the committee has no proof of any wrongdoing but the chairman claims that the companies could be a kind of trojan horse allowing the chinese government to gather intelligence or strike the u.s. with a cyber war. the committee is urging american companies as well as u.s. government systems and contractors to find other vendors. but h youuawei say it is committee is trying to poke china in the eye on cyber attacks holding the company hostage. >> huawei is huawei. it's not china. whatever concerns they have with the state, the government of another state or vice versa has nothing to do with my company and my company should not be held hostage to someone's political agenda. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest information communications prov
the two chinese telecommunications companies could be a threat to the national security of the united states. that's the conclusion by the house intelligence committee after a yearlong probe of huawei and zte. >> we do not have the confidence that these two companies with the ties to the chinese government are trusted with infrastructure. >> reporter: the committee has no proof of any wrongdoing but the chairman claims that the companies could be a kind of trojan horse allowing the...
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nations, who don't want any united nations treaty. and so they gave them a reason to be able to say this is why i'm voting against it. we're going to come back with the hearings next year, again that will show people exactly what the facts are. we'll have all the witnesses in. i think it can be december positive. and ultimately, i would be prepared to put into the treaty language of the resolution of ratification language that can make it more clear than it is today if that will satisfy them. >> the other argument that some of these republicans were making at least to me privately over the past few days, when i was beginning to get interested in this treaty was that they wanted to make a statement that they just don't like, as you say -- they actually hate the united nations, and this was a way to send that message around the world. what do you say to that? >> well, there's some who feel that way. and i think it's a tragedy because despite some of the faults of the u.n. and some of the problems that there are in terms of bureaucracy i
nations, who don't want any united nations treaty. and so they gave them a reason to be able to say this is why i'm voting against it. we're going to come back with the hearings next year, again that will show people exactly what the facts are. we'll have all the witnesses in. i think it can be december positive. and ultimately, i would be prepared to put into the treaty language of the resolution of ratification language that can make it more clear than it is today if that will satisfy them....
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ambassador to the united nations. all right. we'll continue to watch the breaking news out of the u.n. we'll standby, get more reaction from ramallah on the west bank. palestinians obviously very, very excited by this historic moment. palestine now declared by the united nations general assembly a nonmember observer state of the united nations. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, rick stengel of "time" magazine is standing by just back from cairo where they had an exclusive sit-down with mohamed morsi, the new president of egypt. e mirror, they see more than themselves. so we celebrate our year-end with the "share the love" event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. by the end of this, our fifth year, our total can reach almost 25 million dollars. it's a nice reflection on us all. now through january 2nd. bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf. billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are op
ambassador to the united nations. all right. we'll continue to watch the breaking news out of the u.n. we'll standby, get more reaction from ramallah on the west bank. palestinians obviously very, very excited by this historic moment. palestine now declared by the united nations general assembly a nonmember observer state of the united nations. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, rick stengel of "time" magazine is standing by just back from cairo where they had an exclusive...
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nations recently, and he literally drew a red line as far as iran and its nuclear program is concerned. here's the question. is there any daylight between you and the prime minister? >> there's no daylight between the united states and israel. we have coincidental interests. we share values, and we're both absolutely committed to preventing iran from having a nuclear weapon. my own test is that iran should not have the capability of producing a nuclear weapon. i think that's the same test that benjamin netanyahu would also apply. i can't speak for the president in this regard, but i think that there has to be a recognition that there are boundaries that the iranians may not cross. let's also recognize that we have a long way to go before military action may be necessary. and hopefully it's never necessary. hopefully, through extremely tight sanctions, as well as diplomatic action, we can prevent iran from taking a course, which would lead to them crossing that line. >> prime minister netanyahu spoke of the spring or summer as some sort of deadline. if israel were to launch a military s
nations recently, and he literally drew a red line as far as iran and its nuclear program is concerned. here's the question. is there any daylight between you and the prime minister? >> there's no daylight between the united states and israel. we have coincidental interests. we share values, and we're both absolutely committed to preventing iran from having a nuclear weapon. my own test is that iran should not have the capability of producing a nuclear weapon. i think that's the same test...
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>> united nations observers in syria came under small arms fire as they tried to reach the scene of the latest massacre. it prompted a blunt and dire warning from the u.n. special envoy to syria, kofi annan. >> today, despite the acceptance of the six-point plan and the deployment of the courageous mission of united nations observers to syria, i must be frank and contend that the plan is not being implemented. if things do not change, the future is likely to be one of brutal repression, massacres, sectarian violence and eventual-out civil war. all syrians will lose. >> and take a look at the dramatic video showing what appears to be a government tank being destroyed by a rocket-propelled grenade being fired by opposition forces. you can hear a voice exclaiming god is great. cnn cannot independently confirm the authenticity of this video. >>> more than 80 lawsuits against the national football league have been bundled into one federal case. it accuses the league of failing to acknowledge and address risk of brain injury associated with the sport and fail toing form players about those ri
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nations. but the president prefers diplomacy over war. war should always be a last resort. i would hope mr. romney would prefer diplomacy and prefer discussions. >> i know u.s. presidents have long said that the united states does not negotiate with terrorists. but as you know, the obama administration, like the bush administration, has included iran as a state sponsor of terror on the state department's terror list. does it make any difference if you negotiate with a terrorist organization, let's say like al qaeda or hezbollah, which is on the terrorist list, or is state sponsor of terrorism? >> well, we don't negotiate with terrorists and we shouldn't negotiate with terrorists. and i think obviously we've been very clear about that through the years. but there are times -- even israel, for instance, who obviously negotiated the release of private shalite when they've had dealing with egypt through some organization or another, there are ways in diplomacy to have back channel and other kinds
nations. but the president prefers diplomacy over war. war should always be a last resort. i would hope mr. romney would prefer diplomacy and prefer discussions. >> i know u.s. presidents have long said that the united states does not negotiate with terrorists. but as you know, the obama administration, like the bush administration, has included iran as a state sponsor of terror on the state department's terror list. does it make any difference if you negotiate with a terrorist...
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. >>> the united nations is painting a dire picture of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in syria. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and other stories here in the situation room. what is going on? >> a quarter of the population in syria is in need of food, shelter, medical area or other aid. the situation is, quote, dramatically deteriorating. the u.n. says half a million syrians have fled the civil war and barbara mikulski will become the chair of the senate appropriations committee: mikulski would be the first female to chair that powerful committee. >>> and we have new information on this video. take a look here. this has been causing quite the sensation on the internet. it purports to show a child being taken by an eagle but it t is a hoax. it hasn't stopped it from getting more than a million hits in youtube since being posted last night. and the photo sharing app instagram is backtracking by suggesting it owns photos and can use them without providing compensation. the co-founder says that the language is being removed in the user language. and talk about an uproar, i know a
. >>> the united nations is painting a dire picture of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in syria. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and other stories here in the situation room. what is going on? >> a quarter of the population in syria is in need of food, shelter, medical area or other aid. the situation is, quote, dramatically deteriorating. the u.n. says half a million syrians have fled the civil war and barbara mikulski will become the chair of the senate appropriations...
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would it only be when american national interest is threatened? would it be in a humanitarian case like syria? would he act against iran unilaterally because he thinks it would be better for the united states do see thannish real? >> i'm looking for all those and a lot more as well. >> thank you for coming? >> david sanger. his book "confront and conceal." >>> the author of a popular children's books is trying to get kids interested in politics. how's this for starters? >> everybody on their best behavior, i want everybody to say hi, cnn! >> hi cnn! >> hi wolf blitzer! today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more th
would it only be when american national interest is threatened? would it be in a humanitarian case like syria? would he act against iran unilaterally because he thinks it would be better for the united states do see thannish real? >> i'm looking for all those and a lot more as well. >> thank you for coming? >> david sanger. his book "confront and conceal." >>> the author of a popular children's books is trying to get kids interested in politics. how's this...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, reporting live from charlotte, the site of the democratic national convention and you're in "the situation room." >>> and we're here in charlotte where the democrats are already gathering for their party's national convention. it starts on tuesday, but this is now becoming the campaign's command center, as democrats work to take back moment from the gop after the republicans grabbed the spotlight in tampa. president obama is on the road today, as democrats build up to their huge event in charlotte this week. let's begin our coverage this hour with our white house correspondent, brianna keilar. she's here already in charlotte together with me. we're watching what's going on. he is really trying, as desperately as he can, and he needs to, to rally his base, brianna, and make sure they turn up, turn out, and vote. because the enthusiasm level, this time, is clearly not what it was in 2008. >> yeah. he's even directing his supporters to a website where they can register
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let's take a look. >> since our founding the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. >> let me state very clearly. and i hope it is obvious that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. america's commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton and u.s. president barack obama in a psa condemning the anti-islam video in an effort to ease the anger here. will it work? we'll find out tomorrow, wolf, when more protests are scheduled. >> big ones, indeed. reza sayah on the scene for us in islamabad. thanks very much. let's dig deeper with the foreign minister of pakistan, hina rabbani khar is here, foreign minister, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. >> the state department issued this strong travel warning to all americans, as you just heard from reza, threat reporting indicates terrorist groups continue to seek opportunities to a
let's take a look. >> since our founding the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. >> let me state very clearly. and i hope it is obvious that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. america's commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. >> reporter: secretary of state...
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ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, she's been silent basically for a month since that eleventh anniversary of 9/11. five days later she was on the sunday talk shows. she said what she said, but now she's given an interview to "the washington post" and among other things she said there was no attempt to pick and choose. she said "absolutely not. it was purely a function of what was provided to us." that's what she's now saying. what's wrong with that? >> because as we saw at the congressional hearing last week where state department security officials said it was no more than 24 hours had to do with an unruly mob or video, it was a pre-planned terrorist attack. there's a big disconnect in what information flowed where. >> that's what the intelligence community was telling her. that's what she repeated. >> that's why you need to have an investigation of this. that's why we should all catch our breath and let the investigation take place. if it's found out that susan rice did have that information and chose to ignore it, it's a huge problem for susan rice. >> there's no reason to
ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, she's been silent basically for a month since that eleventh anniversary of 9/11. five days later she was on the sunday talk shows. she said what she said, but now she's given an interview to "the washington post" and among other things she said there was no attempt to pick and choose. she said "absolutely not. it was purely a function of what was provided to us." that's what she's now saying. what's wrong with that? >>...
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addresses the united nations tomorrow. but he's also made some time in his very busy schedule to tape an appearance on "the view." not necessarily everyone is all that happy about that. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. give us a little background here. >> reporter: hi, wolf. not everyone is happy because he's not taking any sitdown meetin with other heads of state, including with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the two leaders aren't even in new york city at the same time. the president is making this one a very quick trip before he hits the campaign trail again. heading into a big week, president obama was asked if he's under pressure from israel's prime minister to step up his efforts against iran. he told cbs -- >> i am going to block out any noise that's out there. >> reporter: the romney campaign bounced, accusing the president of a chronic disregard for the security of israel. and he's taking heat for this, too. the president arrived in new york a day ahead of his big spe
addresses the united nations tomorrow. but he's also made some time in his very busy schedule to tape an appearance on "the view." not necessarily everyone is all that happy about that. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. give us a little background here. >> reporter: hi, wolf. not everyone is happy because he's not taking any sitdown meetin with other heads of state, including with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the two leaders aren't...
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>> wolf, minutes ago at the united nations, u.s. ambassador susan rice broke her silence about the controversy other her response to the september 11 terror attack on the consulate in benghazi, libya. many republicans including john mccain say her comments after the attack were intentionally misleading. >> i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community. i made clear that information was preliminary. and that our investigations would give us the definitive answers. everyone, particularly the intelligence community, has worked in good faith to provide the best assessment based on the information available. i have great respect for senator mccain and his service to our country. i always have. and i always will. i do think that some of the statements he's made about me have been unfounded. but i look forward to having the opportunity at the appropriate time to discuss all of this with him. >> rice also said that the u.s. welcomes the israeli-hamas cease-fire and whoever president obama picks
>> wolf, minutes ago at the united nations, u.s. ambassador susan rice broke her silence about the controversy other her response to the september 11 terror attack on the consulate in benghazi, libya. many republicans including john mccain say her comments after the attack were intentionally misleading. >> i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community. i made clear that information was preliminary. and that our investigations would give...
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happening now, an extraordinary moment at the united nations. israel's prime minister literally draws a red line in a dramatic fashion on iran's nuclear program. but will the u.s. do the same? the presidential candidates make simultaneous stops in the same state and even target the same set of voters. plus, the obama campaign combines mitt romney's words with some potentially devastating pictures. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as of today we're just 40 days away until the presidential election. and for the second day in a row both mitt romney and president obama have been campaigning in the same battleground state. this time it's virginia where both men targeted the same group of voters. let's walk over to cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta who's been out on the campaign trail watching what's going on. another dramatic day. virginia, virginia, virginia. pretty important place. >> that's right. a rare visit to washington for me. but it's good to be home, wolf. all politics is local. so it was no surprise to
happening now, an extraordinary moment at the united nations. israel's prime minister literally draws a red line in a dramatic fashion on iran's nuclear program. but will the u.s. do the same? the presidential candidates make simultaneous stops in the same state and even target the same set of voters. plus, the obama campaign combines mitt romney's words with some potentially devastating pictures. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as of today we're just 40...
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. >>> united nations observers get the first look at the most recent syrian massacre. meantime, dozens more dead. can the solution to the carnage in syria be reached? she's an international journalist, married to a sensitive diplomatic post and an e-mail between them are emerging, putting the nomination in jeopardy.ank it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. in here, great food demands a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution, in a whole new way. using real-time photo sharing abilities, they can create and maintain high standards, from kitchen to table. this technology allows us to collaborate with our drivers to make a better experience for our customers. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the a
. >>> united nations observers get the first look at the most recent syrian massacre. meantime, dozens more dead. can the solution to the carnage in syria be reached? she's an international journalist, married to a sensitive diplomatic post and an e-mail between them are emerging, putting the nomination in jeopardy.ank it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an...
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nations. the white house is pushing back saying the president and prime minister simply won't be in new york at the same time this month to address the u.n. but this is just the tip of the icebe iceberg. in a much bigger disagreement right now over iran's suspected quest for nuclear weapons. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us now with that part of the story. what's the latest on this really sensitive matter, barbara? >> reporter: wolf, the bickering is out in the open. israel two months from election day wants to see action from the united states, the obama administration, the white house has a very different view. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is turning up the heat on the obama administration's plans for dealing with iran's program to make a nuclear bomb. >> the world tells israel, wait, there's still time. and i say, wait for what? wait until when? >> reporter: israel wants the u.s. to commit to a so-called redline with iran. if iran steps over it, they face
nations. the white house is pushing back saying the president and prime minister simply won't be in new york at the same time this month to address the u.n. but this is just the tip of the icebe iceberg. in a much bigger disagreement right now over iran's suspected quest for nuclear weapons. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us now with that part of the story. what's the latest on this really sensitive matter, barbara? >> reporter: wolf, the bickering is out in the open....
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they are fighting a united nations arms treaty that says it would take away americans' gun rights. cnn debra far imcompetents reports. >> reporter: from syria to sudden and, civilians caught in violent conflicts around the world of dying, by some estimates 1500 a day, almost one person every minute. >> it is a huge problem that the inrnational community has never come to grips with. >> reporter: the treaty negotiated by members of the united nations is designed to stem the violence in search of refugees, by monitoring the international weapons trade. among key goals, preventing dealers from transferring weapons to armed groups. terrorists and other actors like syria and iran were violating human rights. even though the treaty doesn't ban weapons, american program activists are trying to block it anyway. >> anybody that thinks it is not about civilian firearms is naive on the whole process. >> wayne la pierre heads the national rifle association. >> americans don't want their dead bodies to be added to the pile of the dead when they've been left defenseless by u.n. policies. >> dead
they are fighting a united nations arms treaty that says it would take away americans' gun rights. cnn debra far imcompetents reports. >> reporter: from syria to sudden and, civilians caught in violent conflicts around the world of dying, by some estimates 1500 a day, almost one person every minute. >> it is a huge problem that the inrnational community has never come to grips with. >> reporter: the treaty negotiated by members of the united nations is designed to stem the...
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at the united nations today. israeli's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the world stage literally drawing a red line he warns iran cannot cross in its development of nuclear weapons. cnn's foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is in new york joining us now with the dramatic details. jill. >> reporter: right, wolf. red lines don't lead to war. red lines prevent wars. at least that's what the prime minister thinks. in a dramatic speech to the u. l assembly israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu pulled out a chart showing a bomb then drew a red line near the top. >> a red line should be drawn right here. before iran completes the second stage ofuclerichment necessary to makea bomb. before iets tooint where 's a few monthsaway or a few weeks away from ain enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear weon. >> reporter: it was simplistic but chilling illustration of whenir's nuclear program must be stopped. and he laid out a im >> by xt spring, at sty xtummer at current enrichment rates theyill finish the me
at the united nations today. israeli's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the world stage literally drawing a red line he warns iran cannot cross in its development of nuclear weapons. cnn's foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is in new york joining us now with the dramatic details. jill. >> reporter: right, wolf. red lines don't lead to war. red lines prevent wars. at least that's what the prime minister thinks. in a dramatic speech to the u. l assembly israeli prime minister...
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ambassador to the united nations. she doesn't have to go through confirmation like that again. >> they have tried to tarnish her reputation. i knew her father. she's a hardworking and vd good person. >> how would you feel if for some reason, tom donolan moves on to something else and there's rumors he might want to do something else, the president names susan rice as his national security adviser? she doesn't need senate confirmation for that? >> look, i hope he will find a place for her at the table because she deserves to have a seat at the table. >> donna, not missing words. >> and i came in today. i wasn't supposed to but i came in. >> thank you. very proud of you. >> proud of you, david. >> very proud of susan rice. >> she's a very good lady. guys, thanks very much. >>> we're going to continue the breaking news. much more right after this. 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60
ambassador to the united nations. she doesn't have to go through confirmation like that again. >> they have tried to tarnish her reputation. i knew her father. she's a hardworking and vd good person. >> how would you feel if for some reason, tom donolan moves on to something else and there's rumors he might want to do something else, the president names susan rice as his national security adviser? she doesn't need senate confirmation for that? >> look, i hope he will find a...
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ambassador to the united nations. she spent a second day meeting with senators trying to explain some of her inaccurate comments she made after the september 11th terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is joining us now from capitol hill with the very latest. what happened today, dana? >> reporter: wolf, it was one thing for susan rice to be criticized harshly yesterday by the three republicans she met with because they had been among her harshest critics, senators graham and mccain. today's meeting was different because she met with a republican who was among the remaining centerist republicans in the senate -- one of the most likely to throw susan rice a lifeline. it didn't happen. >> i continue to be troubled by the fact that the u.n. ambassador decided to play what was essentially a political role at the height of a contentious presidential election campaign. >> reporter: after meeting with rice for more than an hour, collins emerged questionin
ambassador to the united nations. she spent a second day meeting with senators trying to explain some of her inaccurate comments she made after the september 11th terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is joining us now from capitol hill with the very latest. what happened today, dana? >> reporter: wolf, it was one thing for susan rice to be criticized harshly yesterday by the three republicans she met with because...
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our chief national correspondent john king is in virginia right now. he's joining us. what's going on in virginia right now? because with ohio and florida, that could determine who the next president of the united states will be. >> reporter: it absolutely could, wolf. thirteen electoral votes, i'm in a county only half hour drive from washington assuming you don't hit heavy traffic. remember in 2008 president obama turned this state blue. he won by about 235,000 votes statewide, 234,000 plus of them came from the northern virginia counties. so turnout, turnout, turnout is the big focus here as the president tries to match that 2008 level. he needs african-american votes in richmond, in the chesapeake tidewater area, but a big turnout also needed in the suburbanites. it's a big shift in the transplant of this state. a lot of college educated people, president tends to do well, a lot of people who work for the government or contractors related to the government work. the president is hoping he can gin up the turnout here and democrats skeptical from the 2008. the poll s
our chief national correspondent john king is in virginia right now. he's joining us. what's going on in virginia right now? because with ohio and florida, that could determine who the next president of the united states will be. >> reporter: it absolutely could, wolf. thirteen electoral votes, i'm in a county only half hour drive from washington assuming you don't hit heavy traffic. remember in 2008 president obama turned this state blue. he won by about 235,000 votes statewide, 234,000...
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nations has repeatedly accused the syrian government of. so it may be a case for some of these people who are being wooed by western or arab intelligence agencies, do they even feel like there's a safe haven for them to escape to with the voluminous amount of evidence linking their regime to unspeakable atrocities month after month in syria? >> ivan watson reporting for us. >>> today's disappointing jobs report has sparked a new skirmish in the presidential campaign. president obama and mitt romney, they are trading barbs. we're going to hear what they're saying. >>> plus, brian todd has something really exciting. >> wolf, there's real concern for beachgoers here in cape cod in this area behind me. there have been recent sightings of great white sharks. we're going to show you the pictures and we'll tell you what's drawing them here. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing.
nations has repeatedly accused the syrian government of. so it may be a case for some of these people who are being wooed by western or arab intelligence agencies, do they even feel like there's a safe haven for them to escape to with the voluminous amount of evidence linking their regime to unspeakable atrocities month after month in syria? >> ivan watson reporting for us. >>> today's disappointing jobs report has sparked a new skirmish in the presidential campaign. president...